Here’s Your Cheatsheet to a Gluten-Free Lifestyle

Deciding to go gluten-free is a long journey as it will take a complete change in your diet and lifestyle. For people with celiac disease, eating gluten-free is a requirement, but some people without celiac disease may choose to limit or cut gluten for other dietary reasons. Whether you are a person with celiac disease or you want to try going gluten-free we have put together a few tips for getting going and staying the course. Here is your cheat sheet for a gluten-free lifestyle.

5 Steps to a Gluten-Free Lifestyle

1. Clean out your kitchen

The first thing that you must do in starting going gluten-free is to get rid of all the foods that you can no longer eat so that it will not mix up on the gluten-free food you’ll get. Another important thing you must not forget is to thoroughly clean all kitchen appliances at your home for you to avoid cross-contamination by using the same appliances you used for foods with gluten and those that are gluten-free. Cross-contamination is one of the significant risks you must avoid when going gluten-free.

The day you found out that you had to cut glutened, you were probably overwhelmed with no idea where to begin. If you feel isolated and confused in dealing with celiac disease, gluten intolerance, or a gluten allergy – the good news is you don’t have to go on this journey alone. There are lots of gluten-free support groups you can join so that you’ll gain knowledge on how to live a gluten-free life and how you can manage your celiac disease.

Going gluten-free doesn’t mean that you can no longer eat bread, pizza, or gluten-containing foods anymore. Thankfully, there is a growing number of gluten-free food products widely available. What, at one time, may have only been at health food stores, is now a growing option at most mainstream grocery chains.

Once you’re diagnosed with celiac disease, you must know how to read food labels properly. You must always be aware of how you can find gluten on food labels to avoid gluten contamination. You also need to identify the primary sources of gluten because you will never find “gluten” listed as an ingredient when reading a food label. The most common sources of gluten are wheat, barley, and rye.

Even if the food label identifies the product as gluten-free, you should also keep in mind that of products that test up to 20 ppm gluten are legally allowed to carry the gluten-free label, so if you are extremely sensitive to gluten, even food that is labeled gluten-free might cause a reaction on your body.

There are lots of gluten-free recipes available on the internet; you need to select the best products and ingredients. Having celiac disease is not a reason to stop eating your favorite comfort foods since gluten-free food substitute will be your new best friend. We invite you to explore gluten-free recipes right here on the Three Bakers blog!

Living a gluten-free lifestyle may sound challenging at the start, but once you master to learn the basics of going gluten-free, it will never be a burden for you.

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